Can California Charge Ahead To One Million EVs Within Ten Years?
A new campaign targets adding one million EVs to California’s roads within ten years to help solve environmental health problems while boosting the state’s green economy.
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Barcelona — World EV Capital For A Few Days (Exclusive Content On The Way…)
I’m on a plane to Barcelona as I write this, headed to my favorite large city for EVS27, the 27th edition of a world-leading electric vehicle symposium, as well as a little bit of free time (I hope). The International Energy Agency (IEA) ranks Barcelona at the 7th-best electric vehicle (EV) … [continued]
$6 Million For Electric Vehicle Infrastructure In California
California is already an electric vehicle leader, but it is looking to become much more of one. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has put out a $6-million competitive grant solicitation aimed at jacking up EV infrastructure in the Golden State. Green Car Congress has more details: Destination Charging: This category is for destinations … [continued]
Mitsubishi Aims For 20% Of Its Vehicles To Be Electric By 2020
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has released its latest mid-term business plan, “New Stage 2016.” The plan is for 2014 through 2016. The plan includes a pretty strong focus on “eco-car technologies.” The plan is centered around six key strategies. The strategy listed second is “development of next-generation technology.” Within this is a … [continued]
Need An Alternative Fuel Station? Now There’s An App For That.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released a new app, the Alternative Fueling Station Locator, listing the location and details of 15,000 alternative vehicle fueling stations across America.
Tesla Gigafactory For Electric Car Batteries
If you didn’t catch our live blog of Tesla’s 3rd quarter financials Q&A, one of the most interesting segments of that was when Tesla CEO, Chairman, and Product Architect Elon Musk discussed building a gigafactory for electric car batteries. A questioner actually got the discussion going, asking if the Tesla … [continued]
Tesla (TSLA) Finally Sees Stock Sky Dive, But Seems Stable Now
After getting close to $200 per stock, Tesla (TSLA) stock took a sudden and steep drop just following reporting of its 3rd quarter financials last week. Interestingly, sales were up and revenue was up, but they weren’t up as much as investors had hoped, apparently. Furthermore, while Tesla made a … [continued]
South Africa Nissan Leaf Launched With Amusing Gas Station Prank
In South Africa, a woman stepped up to the plate to drive a Nissan Leaf in a country which, prior to that, had no electric cars. She and Nissan used it to play a prank on gas station attendants (as you can see in the video above). First, she stopped … [continued]
Story About How The Tesla Model S Deals With Extreme Damage & Communicates With The…
As we’ve written previously, Tesla Model S fires get an inordinate amount of attention. They are several times less frequent per automobile sold than fires in conventional gasoline-powered cars. But it’s an electric car. And it’s even the Model S. So it gets people talking. While such occurrences are never … [continued]
Ford & Toyota Score Big Electric Car Wins
Electric cars, in general, were the winners in October 2013. However, within that overall story, I think the most notable stories of the month involved Ford & Toyota — not exactly the companies you think of when you think about electric car leaders, right? No, neither company unleashed an electric … [continued]
